Card
Kaho, Minamo Historian
Mana cost {2}{U}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard 2/2
When Kaho enters, search your library for up to three instant cards, exile them, then shuffle. {X}, {T}: You may cast a spell with mana value X from among cards exiled with Kaho without paying its mana cost.
Part of 4 known combos. 3 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · SOK · #41
- Cheapest printing
- €0.11
- EDHREC salt
- 0.58
- Color identity
- Blue
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — counts toward 2 tutors (Lotus Vault house cap): Counts toward the 2 tutors allowed (Lotus Vault house cap)
- B2 Core — counts toward 2 tutors (Lotus Vault house cap): Counts toward the 2 tutors allowed (Lotus Vault house cap)
- B3 Upgraded — counts toward 4 tutors (Lotus Vault house cap): Counts toward the 4 tutors allowed (Lotus Vault house cap)
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- Nonland tutor, two at most in brackets 1–2 and four in bracket 3 (Lotus Vault house cap)
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
4 known combos.
- Kaho, Minamo Historian + Nexus of Fate + Conjurer's Closet
Produces: Infinite turns, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook - Kaho, Minamo Historian + Nexus of Fate + Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Produces: Infinite turns, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook - Kaho, Minamo Historian + Nexus of Fate + Teleportation Circle
Produces: Infinite turns, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2005-06-01 · Wizards of the Coast
Kaho's activated ability refers only to cards exiled by its triggered ability. If another effect exiled the cards, you won't be able to use Kaho to cast those cards. - 2005-06-01 · Wizards of the Coast
If an effect takes a card Kaho exiled out of the exile zone, then you can't use Kaho's ability to cast that card. - 2005-06-01 · Wizards of the Coast
If another player gains control of Kaho, that player may cast any of the cards exiled with Kaho's ability.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast